Patents by Inventor Benoit Duez

Benoit Duez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • RUBBER COMPOSITION WITH DUAL FILLERS REINFORCEMENT
    Publication number: 20240043663
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rubber composition comprising at least rubber, and reinforcement materials, the reinforcement materials comprising silica particles and Kraft lignin nanoparticles, wherein the phr ratio between the silica particles and Kraft lignin nanoparticles is ranging between 3 and 20; wherein the Kraft lignin nanoparticles have an average diameter size ranging between 10 and 100 nm as determined by scanning electron microscopy; and wherein the Kraft lignin nanoparticles have a glass transition temperature of at least 150° C. as determined by Differential Scanning Calorimetry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Benoit Duez, Pascal Patrick Steiner, Philippe Schmit, Georges Marcel Victor Thielen, Ahilan Manisekaran, Jean-Sébastien Thomann
  • Pneumatic tire
    Patent number: 11441021
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), (A) 100 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from ?85° C. to ?50° C.; (B) from 1 to 30 phr of a process oil; (C) from 20 to 80 phr of a hydrocarbon resin having a Tg of at least 30° C.; and (D) from 90 to 150 phr of silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Pascal Patrick Steiner, Georges Marcel Victor Thielen, Marc Weydert, Benoit Duez
  • PNEUMATIC TIRE
    Publication number: 20210032443
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), (A) 100 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from ?85° C. to ?50° C.; (B) from 1 to 30 phr of a process oil; (C) from 20 to 80 phr of a hydrocarbon resin having a Tg of at least 30° C.; and (D) from 90 to 150 phr of silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Pascal Patrick Steiner, Georges Marcel Victor Thielen, Marc Weydert, Benoit Duez